Peter Urpeth Local Democracy Reporter
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Local Democracy Reporter in the Outer Hebrides. Based at the Stornoway Gazette.

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Stornoway Gazette

16 Articles
about 1 month ago
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Cancer drugs supply hit by service change

A switch by Royal Mail to using Glasgow Airport for mail plane deliveries to the Western Isles has created a “signifi...

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2 months ago
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Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is set to consult on an authority-wide policy on the use of mobile phones and “personal com...

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2 months ago
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New mobile phone policy for island schools

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar is set to consult on an authority-wide policy on the use of mobile phones and “personal com...

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3 months ago
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New plans emerge for windfarms on Lewis

Details of two new wind farm developments proposed for sites in Lewis have emerged in a letter sent from the develope...

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3 months ago
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Uist community food hub​ will offer “a focal point”

​Plans for a new community food hub and covered outdoor market in Balivanich have reached a significant milestone, wi...

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6 months ago
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Consultation on sex education in schools is a “sham”

An out-spoken critic of the policy of sex education in schools has described the latest attempt by Comhairle nan Eile...

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6 months ago
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Elections for only half of community councils

​The nomination process for community councillors in half of the wards in the Western Isles has reopened after only h...

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8 months ago
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Luskentyre cemetery action ‘not good enough’

​Isle of Harris councillor, Paul Finnegan, has described claims made by a campaigner that Comhairle nan Eilean Siar i...

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9 months ago
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Gaelic song entices online gaming crowd

​When messages from the Audio Director of a Bafta-winning game development studio started to appear in her Messenger ...

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12 months ago
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Council commitment on controversial guidance for primary schools

​Comhairle nan Eilean Siar have reaffirmed a commitment that controversial national guidance on the teaching of relat...

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about 1 year ago
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Chance for community renewables – but hurry

A call has gone out from Comhairle nan Eilean Siar for community groups in the islands to bring forward their plans f...

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about 1 year ago
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​Dispute over future use of vacant land site

The future of an area of open grassland in Stornoway, currently used as an informal play area by local children, is s...

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